[Discuss] City State Realms

[LilWolf]

Lyle Esau wrote:
> This is something I have been proposing in Lasanar, though I guess it 
> could just as well work on the other islands. Where people are 
> complaining about having to many people in there realms. But now that 
> there is the option to have Federation, which as I see it is just one 
> realm out of many. So here is what I proposed.
>
> Building a guild in your capitol city, and then have all Lords join 
> this guild. Of course other characters could join as well, but Lords 
> would be expected to.
> Then sections/cities are to split off from the main realm, and then 
> get a Federation with the old realm as soon as possible. Making the 
> federation the old realm, and all the new realms like smaller states.

A few problems there. I could be wrong about these, but something for 
you to consider.

1. Secession are not meant to be friendly or planned with the current 
ruler. They're meant to be a surprise to the current ruler, bloody, and 
resulting in war with the mother realm(there's a reason why they start 
with their relations set to war with the mother realm).

2. What you're describing looks to be very much about gaining a 
strategic advantage in game(Ooh, look, we can expand more now that we're 
nice small realms and our peasants are so happy we can raise taxes!) 
through secessions and that just won't fly.

All in all it's a nice idea in theory, but in practice it goes against 
too many rules in my opinion and smells strongly about gaining strategic 
advantages. The whole message issue just looks like a smoke screen to 
hide the true motive. Go start a few colonies if you want to get rid of 
some characters.

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